Pilus Energy
Employee
Rich Wheeless
CFO & COO @Rivetz • Worked at @Pilus Energy, • Investor @facebook, @Pilus Energy • Studied at @Miami University
CFO & COO @Rivetz • Worked at @Pilus Energy, • Investor @facebook, @Pilus Energy • Studied at @Miami University
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Rivetz
CFO & COO
Squire Mining
Chief Financial Officer
* Oversee treasury, investments, accounting, budget, tax and audit activities of the organization and subsidiaries for a dually listed public company (Canada, US and Germany).... more * Assisted in raising nearly $30M in private funding for the expansion and growth of the organization. * Transformed a shell company into a technology company, going from a market cap of basically nothing to a current market cap of around $100M. * Responsible for all reporting and filings in multiple countries including Ca
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LaunchKey
Chief Financial Officer
(Company was acquired) * Provided strategic direction and led sales and partnership strategy for the company. * Raised over $1M in private funding and assisted in raising... more over $3M in venture funding. * Assisted in negotiations with potential acquirers of the company including, large companies like Yahoo, Inc. * Oversaw financial and accounting system controls and standards to ensure timely financial and statistical reports for management and board use.
Chief Executive Officer
(IP was acquired) * Provided overall direction and strategy to the entire company * Raised over $2M in private funding and secured technology licenses. * Oversaw treasury,... more investments, accounting, budget, tax and audit activities of the organization. * Oversaw financial and accounting system controls and standards to ensure timely financial and statistical reports for management and board use. * Raised multiple millions of dollars and achieved technical partnership with a NASDAQ listed company.
Xtek
Director of Finance/Assistant Treasurer
* $125M in revenue annually and one of the Midwest's fastest growing privately owned manufacturers of customer engineered steel replacement parts and related services for... more industrial rolling mill, overhead crane and other material handling equipment. * Managed company financing activities needed to effectively conduct and grow domestic and international business, including establishing credit policies, negotiating letters of credit, setting up bank guarantees, and managing risk management program
Johnson and Johnson
Employee
* Fortune 50 company and world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as provider of health care related services, for consumer,... more pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. Served as principal financial advisor to multiple business units, providing both financial and strategic expertise to business partners. * Advised senior management on potential growth and expansion opportunities within business to maintain strategic initiatives.
Credit Manager
* World's largest pharmaceutical distributor and Fortune 20 company. Performed financial analysis of potential customers, conducted market research, and evaluated market trends... more to determine credit worthiness and ensure profitability of company. * Advised other business units and senior management on necessary action-steps from findings of credit analyses. * Trained new-hire analysts on credit analysis basics to expedite their learning process. * Provided strategic analyses of current hospital an
Citi
Finance Manager
* Joined one of the country's largest Mutual Fund Administrators as Financial Analyst. Facilitated audits for mutual fund partnerships to ensure profitability, prepared financial... more statements, and prepared board-meeting materials. * Conducted valuations, developed expense budgets, analyzed expense accruals and ratios, and provided guidance on investments for private limited partnerships in order to help maximize ROI and keep expenses low. * Demonstrated exceptional ability to raise significantly t
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Have done multiple successful turnarounds, built a few successful companies (including an exit to a publicly traded company), raised many millions of dollars for startups, mentored and coached other entrepreneurs in the startup industry.
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